Wild Izakaya is the latest restaurant from Wild Group
The restaurant group behind Goodman, Beast, Pinna, Chelsea Grill and Wild Tavern, has added a Japanese izakaya to its roster with the opening of Wild Izakaya in the City. Inspired by the establishments found all over Tokyo, Wild Izakaya features an open kitchen with counter seating, larger tables for groups, classic Japanese films on a projector, and a drinks list including Japanese beers, sake and cocktails.
The kitchen is led by Japanese chefs working under Executive Chef Satoru Hashimoto (ex-Koyn and Nobu), who are serving a menu of nigiri, sashimi, maki and temaki, with rolls like ebi katsu, unagi and cucumber, toro and pickled radish, salmon avocado, and spicy tuna. Alongside the sushi, you can get hot dishes like:
agedashi tofuchicken karaagecrispy rice salmonnasu dengakuwagyu kushi with sweet soyduck and spring onion skewerstsukune with eggsea bass nitsuke garlic pepper shrimp gohan rice
Speaking about the opening, Wild Group Co-Founder George Bukhov-Weinstein said: “I travelled to Tokyo with Ilya and experienced the real izakaya. We already had the location with a completely different concept in mind, but after that trip it all clicked – something we felt was missing in the City of London. Shortly after, we met chef Satoru, who had also wanted to bring authentic izakaya dining to London for a long time. The energy of the City and Tokyo – a perfect match. And with the interior details, we wanted to bring that Tokyo vibe.”
Key Information
Address | 33 Old Jewry, London, EC2V 8EY
For more information | wildizakaya.co.uk
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